Medical students on the hospital ward: what do patients really think?

Interaction between students and patients is a universal and essential component of a high-quality medical education. However, little work has been done to assess the attitudes of inpatients towards medical students on the ward. This study thus aimed to elicit patients’ thoughts on the role and impact of medical students in the inpatient setting. A four-page questionnaire in English was developed and pre-tested for clarity among five inpatients in a large teaching hospital in London. …